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8-K filings in October 2016, explained

19 material Form 8-K filings that 19 companies we cover made with the SEC in October 2016, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).

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HYTBLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. Oct 31, 12:52 PM ET

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund adopts classified board and amended bylaws

Neutral shareholder Written later 7.01

On October 28, 2016, the Fund's Board elected to be subject to Section 3-803 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and amended and restated the bylaws to classify the Board, effective that day. The filing sets out the initial three classes of directors, which shapes how and when directors are elected.

  • Board elected to be subject to Section 3-803 of the Maryland General Corporation Law on October 28, 2016
  • Amended and Restated Bylaws classify the Board and amend Article I, Section 11 on director elections, deemed effective October 28, 2016
  • Class I: Cynthia L. Egan, Michael J. Castellano, Catherine A. Lynch; Class II: R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester, John M. Perlowski, Karen P. Robards; Class III: Richard E. Cavanagh, Frank J. Fabozzi, Jerrold B. Harris, Barbara G. Novick
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Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.

Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.